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Al Mohler’s “He Is Not Silent”

Berean Wife — Tue, 06 Jan 2009 22:08:46 +0000

From Al Mohler’s He Is Not Silent

“The audacious claim of Christian preaching is that the faithful declaration of the Word of God, spoken through the preacher’s voice, is even more powerful than anything music or image can deliver.”

“If we do not come face-to-face with our sin as individuals and as a congregation, we have not seen God, and we have not worshiped Him.”

“The anemia of evangelical worship–all the music and energy aside–is directly attributable to the absence of genuine expository preaching. If we as pastors are truly serious about giving our people a true vision of God, showing them their own sinfulness, proclaiming to them the gospel of Jesus Christ, and encouraging them to obedient service in response to that gospel, then we will devote our lives to preaching the Word. That is our task and our calling–to confront our congregations with nothing less than the living and active Word of God, and to pray that the Holy Spirit will thereby open eyes, convict consciences, and apply that Word to human hearts.”

“The health of the church depends upon its pastors functioning as faithful theologians–teaching, preaching, defending, and applying the great doctrines of the faith.”

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John MacArthur on Preaching

Berean Wife — Tue, 06 Jan 2009 14:54:07 +0000

“One of the clearest lessons we can learn from church history is that strong biblical preaching is absolutely vital to the health and vitality of the church. From the birth of the New Testament church until today, every significant phase of authentic revival, reformation, missionary expansion, or robust church growth has also been an era of biblical preaching.”

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John MacArthur

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Bingo in Other Counties in Alabama

Berean Wife — Mon, 05 Jan 2009 21:02:17 +0000

This is what St. Clair County and specifically Ashville wants for its area and its citizens?

What Walker County has?

Bingo pallors, Quick Loan shops, Pawn shops, and crime.

Electronic bingo still a thorn for Walker County

Sen. Charles Bishop, R-Jasper, also sees the opportunity for corruption with several million dollars being generated through what he thinks is “illegal gambling.”

He added that history teaches that large amounts of cash, which are almost impossible to track, create corruption.

“You need not look any further back than Phenix City,” Bishop said, referring to the city’s rampant crime, corruption, gambling and prostitution of the 1940s and early 1950s. “In the end, there were even people that got killed there. Walker County, to me, is awfully close to being another Phenix City. … It’s not a pretty site.”

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In the mean time, Bishop, Rizzo, Taylor and other area leaders plan to continue fighting the bingo halls they say are hurting families and business throughout the county.

“It’s a joke what’s going on in this county,” Bishop said. “Fast-loan places and pawn shops are the only new industries we are getting. It’s tearing the county apart.”

Taylor asks that Christians in Alabama make this a matter of prayer.

Bingo proceeds in Walker County, Alabama, aren’t being accounted for

As The News’ readers learned Sunday, most of Walker County’s electronic bingo operations aren’t reporting their finances every year to the sheriff as required by law. That means authorities haven’t a clue how much money these businesses are bringing in and what portion of it is going to the so-called beneficiaries.

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“We may be getting 5 percent. We may be getting 20 percent … Nobody knows but them,” said Harold Beasley, who gets bingo money for the charity he set up in memory of his son.

At least one charity is in litigation with a bingo operator over this issue. The Yerkwood Volunteer Fire Department says the bingo operators are claiming unreasonable expenses that diminish the cut going to charities. It says it has been denied access to the financial information.

Bingo in Ashville, Alabama

Berean Wife — Mon, 05 Jan 2009 17:38:16 +0000

The City Council in the small town of Ashville, Alabama has voted to allow a Bingo Parlor to be built. This is a town that several years ago voted to not allow a Wal-Mart because it would destroy the town’s character and appeal!

This is not just a simple place selling Bingo cards that is being planned. This is a multi-million dollar facility with 2,500 electronic Bingo Games.

Listed below are people and their numbers that you can call and voice your opinion about bingo coming to Ashville, Alabama:

Robert McKay, Mayor 594-5972
Bobbie Bowling 594-7171
Mike Sheffield 205-410-2808
Willie B. Turner 594-4286
Charles Williams 594-5762
David Thompson 594-7493

Richard Minor, St. Clair County District Attorney 205-338-9429 or 594-2180
richard.minor@alabamada.gov

Terry Surles, Sheriff of St. Clair County 205-884-6840 or 594-2140

Mail your letters to:
Ashville City Hall
P.O. Box 70
Ashville, AL 35953